to rupture an organ

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• rupture — [rup′chər] n. [LME ruptur < MFr rupture < L ruptura < ruptus, pp. of rumpere, to break < IE * reup < base * reu , to tear out, tear apart, break > ROB, RUB] 1. the act of breaking apart or bursting, or the state of being broken… …   English World dictionary

• rupture — rup|ture1 [ˈrʌptʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin ruptura, from rumpere to break ] 1.) [U and C] an occasion when something suddenly breaks apart or bursts rupture of ▪ the rupture of a blood vessel 2.) a situation in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rupture — 1. SYN: hernia. 2. A solution of continuity or a tear; a break of any organ or other of the soft parts. [L. ruptura, a fracture (of limb or vein), fr. rumpo, pp. ruptus, to break] artificial membrane r. r. of the membranes i …   Medical dictionary

• rupture — I UK [ˈrʌptʃə(r)] / US [ˈrʌptʃər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms rupture : singular rupture plural ruptures 1) a) an occasion when something suddenly bursts or tears a rupture of the eardrum b) an injury in which one of the organs in… …   English dictionary

• rupture — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an occasion when something suddenly breaks apart or bursts: the rupture of a blood vessel 2 (C) a situation in which two countries or groups of people suddenly disagree and often end their relationship with each other: the rupture …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rupture — rup|ture1 [ rʌptʃər ] noun count or uncount 1. ) an end to a friendly relationship or a peaceful situation 2. ) an occasion when something suddenly bursts or tears: a rupture of the eardrum a ) an injury in which one of the organs in your body… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rupture — Hernia Her ni*a, n.; pl. E. {Hernias}, L. {Herni[ae]}. [L.] (Med.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rupture — 1) n. See: hernia 2) n. the bursting apart or open of an organ or tissue; for example, the splitting of the membranes enclosing an infant during childbirth. 3) vb. (of tissues, etc.) to burst apart or open …   The new mediacal dictionary

• division — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, Jim Crow, KP, Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN, United States Navy, aberration, abstraction, addition, adjunct, affiliate, affiliation, age group, agreement to… …   Moby Thesaurus

• reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… …   Universalium

• Ruptured spleen — Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Splenic rupture permits large amounts of blood to leak into the abdominal… …   Medical dictionary